Tomato Roma: description and description of the variety

Tomato Roma belongs to medium-ripening varieties. He has a medium-sized fetus. This tomato is convenient in canning for the winter and is used for cooking different dishes. It is easy to take care of this variety during growth and fruiting.

Tomato Roma: description and description of the variety

Fruits are in the form of plums. They are medium in size and have an average mass of 65 g. Tomatoes are characterized by a rich red color. The flesh is juicy and fleshy. Tomato Roma has a dense structure and therefore is hardy during transportation. Fruits preserve an excellent presentation for a long time.

Sweet notes are clearly felt in the taste. These tomatoes during the harvest for the winter are very salty and acquire a rich taste of brine and seasonings over time. Often this variety of tomatoes is used to make sauces.

How to plant and when

The tomato variety of Roma can be planted in two ways: seeds and seedlings. Optimal predecessors in the crop rotation are:

• Beans;
• bow;
• cabbage;
• Cucumbers.

These crops do not deplete the soil, and some of them even fertilize it. For growing seedlings, the seeds are planted to a depth of 3 cm at the end of March or early April in special containers. Before this the planting material is necessarily soaked for several hours in manganese for disinfection and future protection of it from insects and various diseases.

When 1-2 leaves appear, it is necessary to produce a picking of the plant. Thus, it is possible to achieve a good growth of the root in the future bush. This will increase the number of fruits and stamina of the plant. Some agronomists abstain from this process and seeds are first planted in pots a little more.

Approximately 2 weeks before transplanting the seedlings, the hardening process must be performed. To do this, boxes with plants are taken out to the street in any weather. At night, the seedlings are brought back into the room. In the greenhouses for this in the daytime, doors and windows open.

In the open ground tomatoes are planted at the age of 70 days. In greenhouses, you can carry seedlings as early as 25-30 days after planting the seeds. There, the plant begins to grow and bear fruit earlier than in the open ground.

Care of plants

Tomato Roma is bred in the USA and suitable for cultivation in a temperate type of climate. This variety does not require specific manipulation. It practically does not differ in care in comparison with other tomatoes.

Carry out fertilizing no more than 2-3 times per season. You can not carry out this process during the summer heat, otherwise the fruits and the plant will "burn down". It is better to perform these manipulations in the evening or in the early morning hours.

Enhanced watering is necessary for several weeks after planting the seedlings in the ground. Then do not need to pour much water on tomatoes, otherwise they can get blight. Vegetative organs and fruits suffer from it.

To this disease, tomato Roma is less stable. This sort of tomato does not like excessive moisture. With sufficient vegetation, the plant should be tied vertically to any wooden support. Thus, the fruit-bearing branches can easily retain the crop and the fruits will not touch the ground, which will help to protect them from infection with fungal diseases.

Periodically loosening of the soil and removal of weeds as required.

Watering and top dressing

Tomato Roma should be watered at least 3-4 times a week for the first 10 days after planting the seedlings in the ground. Then, the quantity of irrigation can be reduced and produced only if necessary for prolonged absence of rain.

Watering is done directly under the root. Do not pour water on the plant. In this case, the late blight will definitely hit the tomatoes.

Top dressing of plants is done three times:

• The first - in 10 liters of water, 1 tbsp. A spoonful of nitrate with 0.5 liters of mullein;
• The second - 10 liters of water with 1 tbsp. With a spoon of superphosphate and 1 teaspoon of potassium sulfate, 0.5 liters of liquid chicken manure are added here;
• The third - 1 tbsp. A spoon of humate of potassium is mixed with 1 tbsp. Spoon nitrofoski, mix the mixture in 10 liters of water.

Each top dressing is made at the rate of 0.5 liters of mixture per plant. It can not be produced after a long drought without prior artificial irrigation.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

This plant belongs to the determinant type. This means that the bush develops limitedly, thereby yielding more fruits. Also, with the help of this feature, it is easy to calculate the required number of tomato tomato bushes on a certain piece of land. Bushes of tomatoes are compact.

Tomato "Roma" (photo in the article) is distinguished by a long period of fruiting. Thus, the harvest of fresh tomatoes can be harvested before the end of September. Good yield will help to stock up on vegetables for the whole winter.

Fruits are strong enough and do not crumple during transportation. This variety can be transported over long distances. Therefore, it is often planted by farmers for the subsequent sale of tomatoes.

This variety is resistant to diseases. With proper watering, following the rules, the plant is not affected by late blight. To avoid this disease, after rain, you need to plant the plant with clean water in a small amount.

Disadvantages of the variety

Sufficient amounts of sunlight and heat are needed for the proper development of tomatoes from Roma. In the description of the variety it is indicated that if the number of these components is insufficient, the plant does not vegetate well, the yield decreases several times. Therefore, initially planting seedlings on a site that is most of the time in the shade is not recommended.

The plant reacts negatively to high humidity. At such rates, the flowers do not pollinate well and fade. We must strictly follow that watering occurs directly under the root. Otherwise, the plant will be affected by fungal diseases.

Tomat Roma: reviews

Many summer residents note the high yield of this plant variety. Fruits are small in size and perfectly suitable for salting for the whole winter. Mistresses note the excellent taste of the vegetable. Fruit is fleshy with a slightly sweet taste.

In many restaurants and cafes, these tomatoes are used as the main ingredient for making sauces. Excellent dishes are obtained due to the rich taste of tomatoes.

Summer residents and farmers note the ease in the care of the plant. They do not require manipulation, which would be different from those that are produced when growing the main varieties of tomatoes.

Farmers on the positive side describe the structure of the fruit. It is dense and elastic. Thanks to this, the harvest of tomatoes can be transported for sale without damage.

Some truck farmers plant seedlings in several stages in the ground. Thus, it is possible to harvest tomatoes until late autumn. Seeds in the greenhouse for this planted with time intervals, inclusive, through May. Then, at the same intervals in time, the seedlings are transferred to the ground.